Intraperitoneal chemotherapy administration prolongs survival for women with advanced ovarian cancer
4th Jan 2006, 23:52 GMT
A study featured in this month's edition of Gynecologic Oncology examines the challenges associated with the administration of intra-abdominal chemotherapy, also known as intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy. This is a companion study to a paper released today in the New England Journal of Medicine showing longer survival for women who received IP chemotherapy compared with those who received the standard intravenous (IV) regimen.
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